Ice-creeper



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No. 377,440. Paented Feb. 7, 1888.

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UNITED f STATESv OFFICE.

WILLIAM' SAGE, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

lloe-CREIEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of llietters` Patent-No. 377,440, datedFebruary '7, 1888,

Application filed September 24,-1787.y Serial No. 250,606. (No model.) iv v To @ZZ whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SAGE, a citi- /zen ot' the United States,and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of.

Figure lis a sectional View of an icecreeper embodying my invention.LFig. 2 isa top `view of the same, and Fig. 3 a bottom view.

The form of creeper in which I have chosen to illustrate my inventionconsists of two U- shaped plates, A B, between which is clamped theturned-'in' edge c of the piece of` leather C,

forming a cap for the heel of a boot or shoe.

The two plates are pierced with apertures a b, the former beingscrewthreaded and the latter countersunk, as seen in Fig. l, and throughthese apertures pass screws D, which secure the two4 plates together andconfine the leather of the cap between them. The lscrews D, which engagewith thel screw-threaded apertures a and have their heads lv seated incountersunk portions of apertures b, are somewhat longer than thecombined thickness of plates A B and leather C, and have theirprojecting ends d pointed to act as spurs toprevent'slipping. The upperface of plate B is roughened in any desired manner to lessen danger ofthe shoe slipping relatively thereto.l

Straps E maybe attached to the cap-piece C to secure it to the foot.

The pointed spurs used in ice-creepersto prevent slipping quickly becomedulled, especially when frequently broughtinto contact with hardYpavements; and as ice-creepers are ordinarily mader with the spursriveted or otherwise permanently secured to the other parts of thecreepelgthe whole becomes useless as soon'as the points are dulled. Inmy invention, how;

ever, as ksoon as the point becomes dulled it, may be removed andanother substituted, thus` permitting the plates and. straps-the most.

expensive portions of the lcreeper--to be used witha great number ofsets of points." Y

While/I have described my invention as appliedto a' removable heelcap,it will be seen that it isequally applicable to an ice-Creeper adaptedto bev attached to any other 'portionvoff the shoe, so long as twoplates are employedI between which are clamped the straps or other meansof attachment to the shoe, all being united by screws, the projectingends of whichl are pointed and, act as spurs.

I claimf` An ice-Creeper metal plates, A B, the upper one'being providedwith countersunk apertures and the consistingfof twojU-shaped lower onewith screw-threaded apertures, heel-A I cap C, having its edge clampedbetween said plates, and screw-bolts D, passing through said aperturesand uniting said plates, and having their ends pointed and projectingbeyond the face of the lower plate, substantially asde-y l scribed. f

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two/subscribing witnesses. f j WILLIAM SAGE.` Witnesses: f pY lWILLIAM F. SAGE, j

SAML. W. GREECE, Jr.

